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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA <br /> DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION <br /> P. O. BOX 25201 <br /> RALE]GH 27611-$201 <br /> <br />JAMES G. MARTIN THOMAS J. HARRELSON <br />GOVERNOR June 26, 1990 SECRETARY <br /> <br /> Mr. William W. Fitzhugh <br /> 8531 High Ridge Lane <br /> Concord, North Carolina 28025 <br /> <br /> Dear Mr. Fitzhugh: <br /> <br /> By now, you should have received my response to your earlier letter. I am <br /> aware of your long-standing opposition to this project and I can appreciate <br /> your concerns over the pending possible development of an airport at Poplar <br /> Tent. <br /> <br /> We rely on publicly-owned airports to provide the backbone of our airport <br /> system. Out of the many airports that exist in North Carolina, 76 of these <br /> facilities are publicly~owned and represent the key facilities of state and <br /> federal interest. We do not fund private airports nor do we believe that <br /> state and federal funds should be placed in private facilities. <br /> <br /> We do, however, support private airports and are supportive of Mr. Wallace's <br /> airport. There are several hundred privately-owned airports in North Carolina <br /> that play important supportive roles in our state airport system. We have no <br /> objection to private enterprise providing an airport in the extreme south- <br /> eastern portion of Cabarrus County. Please be aware, however, that presently <br /> expanding public facilities in-Stanly and Union Counties reduce potential for <br /> a publicly-owned airport at this location. <br /> <br /> The county presently supports moving ahead with the Poplar Tent site subject <br /> -go an appropriate environmental finding. The site's key location ~ill provide <br /> rapid access to Charlotte and will support the development that is inevitable <br /> on Cabarrus County's major transportation corridor. <br /> <br /> <br />